2017-2018 Directive on the Selection and Placement of International Students in Undergraduate – Bachelor’S Degree Programs
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2017-2018 DIRECTIVE ON THE SELECTION AND PLACEMENT OF INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS IN UNDERGRADUATE – BACHELOR’S DEGREE PROGRAMS SECTION ONE Purpose, Scope, and Legal Basis Purpose Article 1 – (1) The purpose of this directive is to regulate the conditions imposed on applications from International Students to Abdullah Gül University (AGU) Bachelor's Degree Programmes, and to regulate the principles and procedures for registration and acceptance of International Students. Scope Article 2 – (1) This directive sets out the procedures for application and enrolment that must be followed by International Students when applying to study on Bachelor's Degree Programmes at Abdullah Gül University. Legal Basis Article 3 – (1) This directive was prepared on the basis of the 14th article of Higher Education Law No. 2547 dated 4/11/1981. 1 SECTION TWO Application Dates, Windows, Quotas and Tuition Fees Application and Registration Dates Article 4 – (1) Date Of Application: 31 October 2016 - 01 August 2017 (2) Date Of Registration: To be announced Application Windows Article 5 – (1) Applications will be accepted in several windows. Applications will be processed and admissions given out to the most deserving applicants on an on-going basis. Quotas Article 6 – (1) International Students Quotas For the 2017 - 2018 Academic Year Abdullah Gül University (Kayseri) Quota Faculty of Architecture Architecture (English) 5 Faculty of Engineering Electrical and Electronics Engineering (English) 6 Industrial Engineering (English) 6 Civil Engineering (English) 5 Mechanical Engineering (English) 7 Computer Engineering (English) 4 Faculty of Management Business Administration (English) 7 Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences Molecular Biology and Genetics (English) 5 (2) The filling of Faculty quotas is at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University’s. The University can decide whether to fill its quotas or not. 2 Tuition Fees Article 7 – (1) No application fee will be charged. (2) Tuition Fees For the 2016-2017 Academic Years for International Students * Faculty Per Semester Per Year Faculty of Engineering 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Architecture 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Life and Natural Sciences 1528,5 TL 3057 TL Faculty of Management 1155 TL 2310 TL *The tuition fees above were valid for the 2016-2017 academic year. The fees for the 2017-2018 academic year may be slightly altered and will be announced after the Council of Ministers Decision. SECTION THREE Applications Conditions and Process, Selection, Placement, Foreign Language Proficiency, Registration Application Conditions Article 8 – (1) The candidates with degrees from high schools equal to Turkish high schools satisfying the conditions of this announcement can apply to undergraduate programs (to receive BS or BA degrees) at Abdullah Gül University (AGU) provided that they follow the instructions in this announcement. The candidates satisfying one of the following citizenship conditions are eligible to apply to degree programs under this announcement: 1) Foreign national students; 2) Natural born citizens of the Republic of Turkey who have been permitted by the Turkish Ministry of Interior Affairs to abandon their citizenship and who hold an “Official Document for the Use of Rights Granted by the Turkish Citizenship Law” (it might prove useful for such applicants to review the laws governing Turkish citizenship); 3) Natural born citizens of a foreign country who later acquired Turkish citizenship or such applicants who have dual citizenship; 4) Turkish citizens who completed their entire secondary education in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (TRNC); 5) TRNC citizens having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a General Certificate of Education Advanced Level (GCE AL), commonly 3 referred to as an A-level qualification, and such applicants who completed their secondary education between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL. (2) Applications will not be accepted from: 1) Turkish Nationals having completed their secondary education in Turkey or in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, 2) Citizens of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL); 3) Applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey (except those who completed their entire secondary educations in a foreign country other than Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus/those who completed their entire secondary educations in a Turkish school in a foreign country other than TRNC); 4) Applicants with dual citizenship whose one citizenship is that of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (except those having residency in the TRNC who completed their secondary education in the TRNC and received a GCE AL, and such applicants who completed their secondary educations between 2005 and 2010 in another country and received a GCE AL); 5) Turkish citizens who completed their secondary educations at a school within Turkey that is either affiliated with the Embassy of a foreign country or that is a foreign high school (this provision also applies to applicants with dual citizenship whose Turkish citizenship results from being born in Turkey). (3) Applications and admission processes of applicants (includinG admission letters) from students residinG in the followinG countries will be manaGed by AGU’s Asia Coordination Office “CREO LearninG”: Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Myanmar (Burma), Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Palestine, Philippines, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates (UAE), Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen. (4) Applications and admission processes of applicants (includinG admission letters) from students residinG in Morocco will be manaGed by AGU’s Morocco Coordination Office “Flexyclass” Online Application Platform Article 9 – (1) Details regarding the application process will be available on the university's web page at the beginning of the Application period. Applications will be carried out on the University’s online application platform. Applications failed to be delivered within the deadlines or failed to show all the necessary documents for application cannot be processed. 4 Necessary Documents for Application: Article 10 – (1) 1) Verified copy of high school diploma. (If it is not in Turkish or English, verified translated copy in one of these languages will be attached. The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public can be the authority that verifies the copy of the diploma.) 2) Exam Score Document: Verified copy of the exam result used for application. (The School, Embassy, Consulate or Notary Public may be the verification authority). 3) Application form: It should be completed online during application. The printed, and signed form should be submitted during the enrollment if admitted. 4) The photocopy of the page of the passport with the photograph of the candidate. 5) High school transcript showing all courses taken and grades received. (The official transcript certified by the high school should be submitted during enrollment if admitted). 6) The medium of instruction at Abdullah Gül University is English. The applicants accepted by Abdullah Gül University must have sufficient English competency to follow the lessons and must present a proof of their English proficiency with a minimum score at an accepted exam (see below). Applicants satisfying this requirement may enroll in the program to which they have been accepted. The candidates who fail to satisfy the English proficiency requirement are accepted to the English Preparatory Program at the School of Foreign Languages at Abdullah Gül University. Completion of Admission and Position SecurinG Article 11 – (1) All accepted students need to transfer a pre-registration fee of (500$ or 1528,5TL) within the 7 days following the announcement of their admission status in order to secure their position at AGU. This pre-registration fee will then be deducted from either their Tuition or Accommodation fee, depending on their scholarship situation, if any was granted. If no payment was made within the 10 days following the announcement of the student’s admission status, the University will consider that the student would have withdrawn his right as accepted student, and has therefore the right to offer the vacated position to another eligible student. Assessment of Applications Article 12 – (1) Assessment of applications and the placement of candidates are at the discretion of the Abdullah Gül University. Those with exam scores below the limits determined by the University Administration and those who do not comply with other application conditions are not considered for application process. Applications are evaluated according to the rules determined by the University Administration under the condition that the quota would not exceed 20% of the total allocation for the Turkish students. (2) Additional placement procedure for the empty places, which would be available after exact registration dates would be determined by the Abdullah Gül University.